Get Strong with Mayor Ron is spearheaded by the Mayor’s Fitness Council in conjunction with San Antonio Parks and Recreation and the Mayor’s Office. The mission of the Mayor’s Fitness Council is to lead San Antonio to be one of the healthiest and most active communities in the nation which residents, groups, and organizations work collaboratively to achieve targeted health and fitness goals.

Since 2017, Get Strong with Mayor Ron events have taken place across San Antonio in nearly all of the City Council Districts with the goal of shedding light on health and wellness initiatives and elevating fitness and nutrition programs throughout the city. At each Get Strong event Mayor Nirenberg interacts with participants for a fun, physical, or hands-on wellness activity.

The San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department is an integral part of the Get Strong series, providing support through venues, instructors, and popular classes that showcase the Mayor setting a healthy example.

Check here for details on the next Get Stong event.

Benefits of Walking

Regular physical activity helps everybody feel better and improves overall health. Walking is an excellent form of physical activity and the leading choice of exercise for Americans. Additionally, walking is free and reduces energy use, traffic congestion, and pollution.

Through consistent walking, you will…

• Get and stay healthier
• Feel better about yourself
• Have less chance for heart disease, diabetes, and some cancers
• Have less chance of being depressed
• Control your weight
• Have stronger muscles and bones
• Sleep better at night
• Increase your chances of living longer
• Look better
• Be with friends and meet new people
• Enjoy yourself and have fun

Click here to learn more about different walking techniques and the proper walking attire.

The San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department offers 17 off-leash dog parks around the City. Each dog park offers plenty of space to play catch, chase, and make new friends.

Looking for separate large and small dog parks? We have those too, with play equipment and water fountains!

Everyone needs exercise including your furry friends.  Let your dog play and bark in the park today!

We want everyone to have a safe experience. Click here for the City's Dog Park rules.

Interested in becoming one of our Dog Park Ambassadors? Click here for Dog Park volunteer opportunities.

Click here to download the Dog Park flyer in English.

Free

Come and enjoy quality time with their family and friends in the great outdoors. Pack a picnic lunch, take a walk, enjoy the fresh air, sunshine, scenery, and de-stress.

Studies show people who spend time in parks will be sick less often, which means less time missed from school and work,  lower healthcare costs, and better overall health.

Alcohol is prohibited. Amenities are first come, first serve.

Amenities:

Fitness in the Park is a citywide award-winning program that offers a wide variety of FREE exercise and fitness classes all over San Antonio.

Join us at your local park, community center, or library, and let us help you achieve your fitness goals.

Click here for the current schedule at this and all other locations.

There is no registration required for most classes.

Free

ReadyKidSA is your one-stop resource for raising Happy Healthy Ready Kids.

ReadyKidSA is a coalition of organizations across Bexar County that builds on successful child and family programs in San Antonio. Our partners offer a wide range of support services designed to help individuals and families navigate the different challenges that arise with each phase of life.

Find the right resources to fit your needs:

• Call 2-1-1: Connecting People & Services
• Get Support by the Age of Your Child
• Get Support by Services Offered
• Get In Touch with Us

The San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department offers 17 off-leash dog parks around the City. Each dog park offers plenty of space to play catch, chase, and make new friends.

Looking for separate large and small dog parks? We have those too, with play equipment and water fountains!

Everyone needs exercise including your furry friends.  Let your dog play and bark in the park today!

We want everyone to have a safe experience. Click here for the City's Dog Park rules.

Interested in becoming one of our Dog Park Ambassadors? Click here for Dog Park volunteer opportunities.

Click here to download the Dog Park flyer in English.

Free

Outdoor fitness equipment is available at this and other parks throughout the city. Enjoy the great outdoors while getting fit and toning those muscles. Your own outdoor gym!

These outdoor fitness stations feature high-quality equipment that allows you to combine your cardio workout on the trails with a total body workout on the equipment. The majority of the installations were made possible by an Americans Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funded grant entitled Communities Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW).

Get out there and enjoy the fresh air and the scenery while getting fit.

Not sure how to use the outdoor fitness equipment? Click here for instruction videos by former San Antonio Spur and NBA Champion Antonio Daniels and his wife Sonia for details on how to use more than 35 individual pieces of fitness equipment including:

• The Row Machine
• Seated Leg Press
• Upper and Lower Body Stretching Machine
• Upper Body Cycling Machine
• Overhead Press
• Inverted Rower
• Lower Body Cycling Machine
• and much more

You can download instructional videos to your smartphone via a QR Code located on the front of each machine, or view the videos before heading to the park.

New to exercise? Be sure to consult a physician before embarking on your new fitness regimen.

Free

A Wesley Nurse is a faith-based community nurse. The professional practice of the Wesley Nurse is not limited to the physical dimension of medical needs; rather, it includes a mind, body and spirit holistic approach.

Programs and services include:

• Health education
• Individualized diabetes education
• Diabetic supplies
• Referral assistance
• Facilitation of resources
• Exercise classes

While the Wesley Nurse program is a component of Methodist Healthcare Ministries' ecumenical outreach and located within churches, it does not teach a set of denominational beliefs.

All members of the community are welcome.

Free.

This tribe is for those that want to meet up and play a couple of games of basketball. It will be a safe place to release some emotions or something on the heart. It’s a good place to take our minds off of whatever season we may be in. We will start and finish with prayer. 

Click here for more information.

Free.

Walking with a Mission is more than just getting a little exercise. Its about fellowship, encouragement and a time of prayer as you enjoy the trails by the San Antonio River and the San Antonio Missions. We'll also frequent the Medina River trails as well.  Young and young at heart are welcomed to join in on a this easy two mile walk. Kids and pets welcomed.

Ultimately our hope is to help people who feel far from God to become fully devoted followers of Jesus. Know Jesus, Cultivate Freedom, Discover Purpose and Make a Difference. 

Free

The San Antonio River Foundation’s mission is to enhance the San Antonio River Basin as a vibrant cultural, educational, ecological, and recreational experience.

Click here to view all the places to find art along the SA River.

Click here to explore the mission reach.

Click here to explore the museum reach.

Click here for the latest updates and events.

Any Body Can is an exercise program designed specifically for people with unique learning abilities. The kit includes everything you need for a well-rounded exercise program. The whole family can benefit! The director of the health and wellness program holds a Masters Degree in Kinesiology.

The child must reside in either Bexar, Atascosa, Bandera, Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Medina, Real, Uvalde or Wilson County.

Free.

Whether you’re a weekend warrior or an elite athlete, these fun and challenging classes are designed to help you reach your fitness goals.  Your journey starts with the Delta challenge and progresses with the Charlie, Bravo and Alpha challenges. Stick with it and complete them all!

Click here for more information.

San Antonio Sports hosts bi-weekly Motivation Monday Facebook live interviews with influencers and elite athletes who share how they are staying active and healthy during this unprecedented time.

We talk about the relationship between physical activity and mental health, how they stay motivated and silver linings from the past few months. Follow us on Facebook so you don’t miss it!

Through contacts and connections established across the globe, TBE works with national federations, professional organizations, international club teams, college/university programs, high school and middle school programs, community organizations, and underprivileged youth in whatever capacity is needed to promote growth both on a structural and technical level.

Our goal is to help programs and organizations with whatever is needed in their endeavors including but not limited to partnerships for grant-funded programs.

With TBE coaches and athletes all over the world, we have a unique ability to create opportunities for coaches and players to travel and experience what basketball is like in other countries. We serve as facilitators in organizing exchanges for overseas travel, and host athletes from all over the world in Texas.

Assembly is our flagship event in San Antonio, Texas (with plans to expand to more locations in the future). At each Assembly, we unite international and domestic players and coaches, and challenge them to reach their greatest potential, on and off the basketball court. Our curriculum features not only the on-court technical trainings and play you would expect in a basketball camp, but includes intense workouts and classroom sessions covering everything from nutrition and injury prevention to college admission processes and life after basketball. We intertwine all of this with lessons in leadership, integrity, discipline, and mutual respect for self and others. The entire experience is designed to help all participants improve in basketball and unite them in what continues to become a smaller, more connected global community.

Click here to contact us for more program information.

The Basketball Embassy’s Workshop Series was created to supplement existing basketball education year-round, wherever it is needed. They’re a highly adaptable model that typical span from one to three days, covering everything from basic principles to reinforcement of a player’s own team systems as decided by their coach.

Click here for more program information.

At TBE, we believe that we are all ambassadors—not only to the game of basketball, but to every label we fall under as individuals. Every man and woman is an ambassador to the larger group of men and women, because every interaction with one leads to a perception of the group as a whole. Our Youth Ambassador program strives to reach disadvantaged youth with life lessons like these in an environment where they’re most receptive: a basketball court.

The process of improving in both sports and life is a journey inward and outward. The drive and focus to work hard regardless of recognition or immediate results; the balance to manage swings of emotion; the confidence to take your next shot after missing your last—these are all internal skills. External skills deal with how we interact with people. Listening to others and acknowledging them, using words of encouragement, receiving praise and criticism in stride, and showing respect to both teammates and opponents alike—these are vital external skills. And they’re not only vital on a basketball court; the relationships that exist with other players, coaches, and referees are mirrored in interactions with friends, family members, coworkers, and authority figures.

The sad truth is that great opportunities are rare for our disadvantaged youth. Our goal is to establish the best habits for our Youth Ambassadors today, with the hope that they can take full advantage of every opportunity that comes their way in the future. 

The Youth Ambassadors program is currently implemented in the San Antonio area with Haven For Hope, SAMMinistries, and SA Youth.

Click here to contact us and learn more about the program.

Areas we Serve:

• Homeless shelters 
• Low-income elementary and middle schools 
• Underserved communities in San Antonio

The San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department offers 17 off-leash dog parks around the City. Each dog park offers plenty of space to play catch, chase, and make new friends.

Looking for separate large and small dog parks? We have those too, with play equipment and water fountains!

Everyone needs exercise including your furry friends.  Let your dog play and bark in the park today!

We want everyone to have a safe experience. Click here for the City's Dog Park rules.

Interested in becoming one of our Dog Park Ambassadors? Click here for Dog Park volunteer opportunities.

Click here to download the Dog Park flyer in English.

Free

Outdoor fitness equipment is available at this and other parks throughout the city. Enjoy the great outdoors while getting fit and toning those muscles. Your own outdoor gym!

These outdoor fitness stations feature high-quality equipment that allows you to combine your cardio workout on the trails with a total body workout on the equipment. The majority of the installations were made possible by an Americans Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funded grant entitled Communities Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW).

Get out there and enjoy the fresh air and the scenery while getting fit.

Not sure how to use the outdoor fitness equipment? Click here for instruction videos by former San Antonio Spur and NBA Champion Antonio Daniels and his wife Sonia for details on how to use more than 35 individual pieces of fitness equipment including:

• The Row Machine
• Seated Leg Press
• Upper and Lower Body Stretching Machine
• Upper Body Cycling Machine
• Overhead Press
• Inverted Rower
• Lower Body Cycling Machine
• and much more

You can download instructional videos to your smartphone via a QR Code located on the front of each machine, or view the videos before heading to the park.

New to exercise? Be sure to consult a physician before embarking on your new fitness regimen.

Free

A Wesley Nurse is a faith-based community nurse. The professional practice of the Wesley Nurse is not limited to the physical dimension of medical needs; rather, it includes a mind, body and spirit holistic approach.

Programs and services include:

• Health education
• Individualized diabetes education
• Diabetic supplies
• Referral assistance
• Facilitation of resources
• Exercise classes

While the Wesley Nurse program is a component of Methodist Healthcare Ministries' ecumenical outreach and located within churches, it does not teach a set of denominational beliefs.

All members of the community are welcome.

Free.

As a commitment to Prospera’s youth residents, we offer multiple programs designed to develop the future leaders of tomorrow that are customized per the needs of each community. We believe that healthy development of youth begins with the empowerment from adult mentoring, hands-on activities, and community service., We encourage a positive influence through powerful learning experiences, and concrete skills and lessons. Our service-enriched communities offer Community Learning Centers that host youth programs focused on teaching self-discovery, individual growth, creative versatility, and qualities of leadership. Every aspect of our strategic planning is to cultivate positive elements of security, belonging, freedom, independence, moral values, healthy relationships, personal achievement, and recognition.

Youth programs and services include, but are not limited to:

• After-School Program
• Scholastic Tutoring
• Homework Assistance
• Youth Mentoring
• Girl Scouts/Boy Scouts
• Computer Literacy
• National/Industry-Sponsored Art Competitions
• Skills and Recreational Hobby Groups
• Exposure to Educational Institutions and Opportunities
• Arts and Crafts Education
• Annual Youth Summer Camp
• Educational Field Trips
• Organized Community Youth Sports Groups

This program is for youth residents of Champion Homes at Vista Verde Apartments.

As a commitment to Prospera’s youth residents, we offer multiple programs designed to develop the future leaders of tomorrow that are customized per the needs of each community. We believe that healthy development of youth begins with the empowerment from adult mentoring, hands-on activities, and community service., We encourage a positive influence through powerful learning experiences, and concrete skills and lessons. Our service-enriched communities offer Community Learning Centers that host youth programs focused on teaching self-discovery, individual growth, creative versatility, and qualities of leadership. Every aspect of our strategic planning is to cultivate positive elements of security, belonging, freedom, independence, moral values, healthy relationships, personal achievement, and recognition.

Youth programs and services include, but are not limited to:

• After-School Program
• Scholastic Tutoring
• Homework Assistance
• Youth Mentoring
• Girl Scouts/Boy Scouts
• Computer Literacy
• National/Industry-Sponsored Art Competitions
• Skills and Recreational Hobby Groups
• Exposure to Educational Institutions and Opportunities
• Arts and Crafts Education
• Annual Youth Summer Camp
• Educational Field Trips
• Organized Community Youth Sports Groups

This program is for youth residents of Terraces at Haven for Hope.

Outdoor fitness equipment is available at this and other parks throughout the city. Enjoy the great outdoors while getting fit and toning those muscles. Your own outdoor gym!

These outdoor fitness stations feature high-quality equipment that allows you to combine your cardio workout on the trails with a total body workout on the equipment. The majority of the installations were made possible by an Americans Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funded grant entitled Communities Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW).

Get out there and enjoy the fresh air and the scenery while getting fit.

Not sure how to use the outdoor fitness equipment? Click here for instruction videos by former San Antonio Spur and NBA Champion Antonio Daniels and his wife Sonia for details on how to use more than 35 individual pieces of fitness equipment including:

• The Row Machine
• Seated Leg Press
• Upper and Lower Body Stretching Machine
• Upper Body Cycling Machine
• Overhead Press
• Inverted Rower
• Lower Body Cycling Machine
• and much more

You can download instructional videos to your smartphone via a QR Code located on the front of each machine, or view the videos before heading to the park.

New to exercise? Be sure to consult a physician before embarking on your new fitness regimen.

Free

Outdoor fitness equipment is available at this and other parks throughout the city. Enjoy the great outdoors while getting fit and toning those muscles. Your own outdoor gym!

These outdoor fitness stations feature high-quality equipment that allows you to combine your cardio workout on the trails with a total body workout on the equipment. The majority of the installations were made possible by an Americans Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funded grant entitled Communities Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW).

Get out there and enjoy the fresh air and the scenery while getting fit.

Not sure how to use the outdoor fitness equipment? Click here for instruction videos by former San Antonio Spur and NBA Champion Antonio Daniels and his wife Sonia for details on how to use more than 35 individual pieces of fitness equipment including:

• The Row Machine
• Seated Leg Press
• Upper and Lower Body Stretching Machine
• Upper Body Cycling Machine
• Overhead Press
• Inverted Rower
• Lower Body Cycling Machine
• and much more

You can download instructional videos to your smartphone via a QR Code located on the front of each machine, or view the videos before heading to the park.

New to exercise? Be sure to consult a physician before embarking on your new fitness regimen.

Free

Street2Feet's mission is to promote health in mind, body, and spirit with individuals experiencing homelessness in San Antonio, using a walking/running 5k training model as medicine. S2F believes health and exercise is not a luxury for the privileged but a necessity for all.

Incentives are provided based on class attendance, participation, and achievement, as follows:

• After 3 consecutive sessions, participants receive a re-fillable Street2Feet water bottle, running shoes and athletic clothing.
• After 5 consecutive sessions, participants recieve a Street2Feet t-shirt
• After 10 consecutive sessions, participants receive a Subway gift card and qualify to sign up for an off campus 5K Run/Walk.
• Participants that log 30 miles in 30 days receive a 30-day bus pass.
• Athlete of the Month, nominated and voted on by peers

Participants must first have a physical exam that clears them for exercise. This exam can be done for free at CentroMed, 1 Haven for Hope Way.

Once cleared, participants sign a waiver and program expectation agreement. Participants agree to attend training 3 times per week, follow program expectations and guidelines.

Participants are expected to move for at least 30 minutes following stretching and bring their water bottle filled with water.

Free.

The Parks and Recreation Department offers a variety of swim activities and classes, including Fitness in the Park Classes, at this location.

Click here to learn more about the San Antonio Natatorium and the activities offered there.

Admission:

• Child (17 and under) $2
• Adult Admission (18-59) $4
• Seniors (60+) $3
• Adult Swim Passes* $70
• Senor Swim Passes* $50

*Swim Passes are good for 20 visits and expire 90 days from the purchase date.

Fitness in the Park is a citywide award-winning program that offers a wide variety of FREE exercise and fitness classes all over San Antonio.

Join us at your local park, community center, or library, and let us help you achieve your fitness goals.

Click here for the current schedule at this and all other locations.

There is no registration required for most classes.

Free